Biological Safety Cabinets

Biological safety cabinets (BSCs) are among the most effective primary containment devices used in laboratories working with infectious agents. They act as primary barriers to prevent the escape of biological aerosols into the laboratory environment. This is important because most laboratory techniques (e.g.; centrifuging, pipetting, vortexing, sonicating) produce inadvertent aerosols that can be readily inhaled by the laboratory worker.